Ash tray



July 2 4, 1928.

W.. H. BERSSENBRUGGE ASH TRAY Filed Jan. 29, 1927 Patented July 24,1928.

UNITED STATES WILL AM E. nnnssnnnnueen, or MILWAUKEE, wrtoorrsmQ ASHTRAY.

Application filed January This invention relates to ash trays. Objectsof this invention are to provide an ash tray which will cooperate with astandard card table in a novel and effective manner to temporarily lockthe ash tray to the card table, so that the ash tray pro ects from thecorner of the table and yet is held in'a substantial and firm manner.

It is to be noted that card tables are not 1 very extensive and usuallytheir entire surface is utilized in a game of cards. The usual practiceis to place an ash tray upon the top of the table, but this necessarlly1nterferes with the freedom of the players.

This invention overcomes the defects noted above in that it provides anash tray which does not occupy-any of the available space on the cardtable, but which projects therefrom, as stated, and which is preferablyset below the top of the table so as not to interfore in any mannerwiththe freedom of the players.

Further objects are to provide a very slmple type of ash tray havlng thecharacteristics enumerated above, which may be cheaply formed, and whichmay be very readily secured in place.

An embodiment of the invention'is shown in the accompanying drawings inwhich:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the ash tray showing it attached and showinga portion of the card table;

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the ash tray on the line 2-2 ofFigure 1, the table bemg shown in dotted lines;

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.. Gard tables,as usually constructed, are provided with a frame work 10f rectangu- 4olar formation to which is secured the top 2. A groove 3 is provided inthe frame work and the edges of the cover at for the table top 2 andpositioned within the groove. Further, it is the usual practice toreenforce the corner portions where two of the side frame members meetwith an angular metal member 5 which is folded about such cornerportiomand which has its upper edge folded into the groove 3 in theadjacent frame members 1.

K The ash tray is so constructed that it cooperates with this standardcard table'construction and comprises a bowl or ash receiving portion 6stamped from sheet metal and preferably provided with, a rolled "orbeaded edge 7. This edge ?continues 29, 1927. Serial No. 164,613.

and merges into a flat bearing portion 8, as

may be seen from Figures 1 and 2. This flat bearing portion is providedwith downwardlyextending flanges 9 which run into the bead 7 ordownwardly turned flange of v the bowl and thus form a very rigidconstruction. The bearing portion 8 is flat and is provided with twodownwardly turned lips 10 set at right angles to each other, as may beseen from Figure 1. These lips 10 are relatively short in extent'and fitwithin the slots 3 formed in adjacent side frame members, as shown mostclearly in Figures 1 and 3. Thus, a positive interlocking 1ssecuredbetween the ash tray and the card table.

In order to prevent. the inadvertent upward lifting of the ash tray aspring finger 11 is pivotally secured as by -'means of a rivet 12 to thecentral bottom portion of the ash tray 6. Preferably, the spring finger11 is provided with,a curved outer. end and is bowed intermediate itslength so as to provide a bearing face 13 adapted to engage beneath thecorner portion of the table, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

In positioning the device, the lips 10 are slipped into the appropriategrooves 3, as shown in Figure 1, and the spring arm or retaining arm 11is rocked about the; pivot 12 into the position shown in dotted lines inFigure 1, and in full lines in Figure 2. This securely holds the ashtray against detachment from the table and makes a very firmconstruction. When it is desired to removethe ash try it is merelynecessary to rock the locking arm 11 into the position shown in dot anddash lines in Figure 1 away from the corner of the table. Thereafter,the ash tray may be detached by lifting it directly up wardly from thetable.

' It is to be noted that the construction is such that the utmost"rigidity is secured, al though the ash tray iinaybe formed fromrelatively thin sheet metal.- The rolled marginal portion 7 runs intothe side flanges 9 of the bearing member 8 and, consequently,

produces a very rigid construction, in addition to the rigidity securedby the pressing of the bearing portion 8 upwardly and the shaping of thebowl or body portion of the ash tray.

' Thus, an ash tray has been provided which is eminently suited to cardtables and which will rigidly and securely interlock with the card tableand hold itself in an easily accessible position without wasting any ofthe available space on the top of the table.

It will be seen further that the ash tray is of extremely simpleand'cheap construction and may be readily made and easily applied.

Although the invention has been described in considerable dctail, suchdescription is intended as illustrative rather than limiting as theinvention may be variously embodied and as the scope of such inventionis to be determined as claimed.

I claim:

1. An ash tray comprising a body portion having a depression for thereception of ashes and having a bearing portion projecting therefrom,said bearing portion being provided with downwardly extending lipsadapted to engage the groove of a card table at spaced points, and meansfor preventing the upward lifting of the ash tray.

2. An ash tray comprising a body portion having a depression for thereception of ashes and having a bearing portion projecting therefrom,said bearing portion being provided with downwardly extending lipsadapted to engage the groove of a card table at spaced points, and aspring arm pivotally secured to the underside of the body portion andadapted to be rocked beneath the corner of a card table.

3. The combination of a card table havin r a groove extending around itsperiphera portion, an ash tray adapted to cooperate with the cornerportion of the card table and comprising a depressed body portion, abearing member provided with a pair of angularly arranged downwardlyextending fingers adapted to fit into the said groove, and a locking armpivoted to the underside of the body portion of the ash tray and adaptedto be swung beneath the corner portion of the card table.

4. The combination of a card table having a groove extending around itsperipheralportion, an ash tray adapted to cooperate with the cornerportion of the card table and comprising a depressed body portion, abearing member provided with a pair of an larly arranged downwardlyextending ngers adapted to fit into the said groove, and

a locking arm pivoted to the underside of the body portion of the ashtray and adapted to be swung beneath the corner portion of the cardtable, said ash tray having a peripheral downwardly extending flange,and said bearing member having downwardl extending side flanges merginginto said rst mentioned flanges.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of WVisconsin.

WILLIAM H. BERSSENBRUGGE.

